February 22, 2015

Kerja Sama -Enhancing Port Connections

February 22, 2015/ Guest User

Kerja Sama participated in a Fall 2014 meeting between the Port of Oakland, Communications Director, Mr. Mike Zampa, and the Business Development Director, Ms. Beth Fisher, and SF Consul General Republic of Indonesia, Mr. Ardi Hermawan, accompanied by his staff: Mr. Bernard Loesi, Public Information and Cultural Affairs, and Ms. Karina Adisty, Vice-Consul- Economic Affairs. Also present at the meeting to talk about trade was Mr. Rod Hirsch, U.S. Commercial Service s well as Roberto Bernardo, senior staff, Port of Oakland Communications. With the national focus on Indonesian maritime and port efficiency, there are many ways Oakland can collaborate with ports in Indonesia in ideas, infrastructure innovation and “cold iron” energy conservation.

Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions Conference Silicon Valley Feb 2015

Kerja Sama attended the US Department of Commerce “Discover Global Markets: Sustainable Solutions” Conference held in Silicon Valley, CA Feb 9-11, 2015. Some of the interesting topics included a “Sustainable Manufacturing” presentation by Sudeep Rao, PhD of Slow Tech Labs-Sonoma County, CA ; and a discussion on “ Water & Land Use”, moderated by Jeremy Potash of the California Asia Business Council.. A highlight for Kerja Sama was an opportunity to speak with Mr. Arun Kumar, Deputy Director for Global Markets, U.S. Department of Commerce. Mr. Kumar expressed curiosity and encouragement at the concept of the Bay Area to Indonesia partnership, and suggested looking at the Smart Global Cities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a way for Kerja Sama USA to participate, as a team, in a private public sector partnership towards solving urban challenges faced by Indonesian cities today.

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